Barb Campbell
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A Push for a Warming Shelter in Bend

Local leaders work on solutions for the unhoused population, still left out in the cold
Laurel Brauns

Temperatures dropped below freezing the night of October 29—while people without homes braved the life-threatening temperatures out of doors, huddling in their vehicles or cuddling with their animals for warmth, many hidden from sight on Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service land on the outskirts of town. That morning, city and county officials, […]

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Bend City Council Fills Open Seat

Chris Piper, vice president of a marketing company, will fill the seat for the next two years
Chris Miller

The Bend City Council voted 4-2 on Wednesday, Jan. 16, to appoint businessman and registered Republican Chris Piper to the vacant council spot for the next two years. The position opened after Sally Russell became Bend’s first directly elected mayor. The Council previously met Monday, Jan. 14 to tackle the issue, but was unable to […]

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Sally Russell Sworn in as Mayor

Russell became Bend’s first directly elected mayor since Mickey Mouse first appeared on screen
Chris Miller

During a brief Bend City Council meeting on Wednesday night, Municipal Court judge Gwen Moore swore in Sally Russell as Bend’s first directly elected mayor since 1928.  “This is a night of celebration,” Russell said before the swearing in and after changing her pro tem placard to read “mayor.” The Bend Children’s Choir performed “America […]

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Shopping Local?

Rising rents closed the Bond Street Market. Who’s next?
Chris Miller

Earlier this month, Bond Street Market packed up its wares and moved out of its location at 844 NW Bond St. after seven years selling drinks, newspapers and over-the-counter medicine to downtown visitors and workers. The closure of the shop leaves downtown users having to travel to places such as the 7-Eleven on Galveston or […]

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2018 Midterm Election Results

The Source Staff

Find up-to-date results for the 2018 midterm races and measures below. (Editor’s note: Page last updated 10:38 pm Tuesday). Some takeaways thus far from election night: -All state measures defeated, except Measure 102.– Democrat incumbent Kate Brown wins the governor’s race against Republican Knute Buehler– Republican Cheri Helt set to win the Bend’s Oregon House […]

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No Voting System is Perfect

The Source Staff

On Tuesday, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reported the discovery of a batch of stolen mail on Bureau of Land Management land, including a number of unopened election ballots. For those not in support of vote-by-mail systems, this might seem like ammunition to help their cause. In this case, none of the ballots were opened, […]

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City Council Votes to Censure Boddie

Five members vote on reprimand for controversial councilor and House 54 candidate
Chris Miller

The Bend City Council has made a move to publicly reprimand one of its own. During Wednesday’s City Council meeting, Councilor Barb Campbell read a motion to censure Councilor Nathan Boddie, whose term ends in January and is running for Oregon House District 54. Councilors voted 5 to zero to censure Boddie. (Mayor Casey Roats was […]

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Camping at Juniper Ridge

Local officials wrestle with what to do with people living on publicly owned land
Chris Miller

Traveling along the bumpy, dusty roads that weave through the property owned by the City of Bend and the Central Oregon Irrigation District, you might see remnants of tents, tarps, a few cars and piles of household items. You’ll also see creative engineering—a house made out of tarps and old crates and a greenhouse full […]

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Who Will Pay to Dredge Mirror Pond?

Private and public partnerships explored as a way to bridge $6.4 million gap in funding
Chris Miller

It might look idyllic on its surface, but downtown Bend’s iconic body of water remains embroiled in controversy about dredging the sediment underneath, who should pay for it and when and where its stakeholders can meet about it. After Mirror Pond Solutions—a group formed in 2013 to explore private sector involvement in preserving Mirror Pond—purchased […]

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